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B. S. I-IOVEY. DEVIGE FOR CONNECTING THE ENDS OFRAILBOAD RAILS.

No. s11,002. Patented Jan. 20, 1885.

N. PETERS. Pholn-Lilllognphor. wan-i C.

UNITED I STATES ATENT OFFICE.

EDWIN s. HOVEY, E BOSTON, 1\IASSACHUSETTS,ASSIGN OR 0E ONE-HALF TOWILLIAM H. IRELAND, 0E SAME PLACE.

DEVICE FOR CONNECTING THE ENDS OF RAILROAD-RAILS.

SIFECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 311,002, dated January20, 1885.

Application filed March ll, 1984. (X0 model To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN S. HovEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Mas- 5sachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Devices forConnecting the Ends of Railroad-Rails, of which the following is aspecification.

The object of this invention is to provide IO means for connecting theends of railroad-rails without the use of chairs or fish-plates, whereby a continuous and smooth surface is obtained at the point ofjunctionand the solidity and strength of the rails left unimpaired; and

to this end the invention consists of a double tenon which fits into acorresponding mortise at each end of the rail. and is provided with twoflanges, one of which rests upon the baseplate of the rail and the otherextends under the upper part of the rail.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of tworails connected together. Fig. 2 is a view in perspective of theconnecting device; and Fig. 3 is a section through the rails at thepoint ofjunction.

In these several figures the same letters refer to the same parts.

Referring to the drawings, A A are two opposed rails, and B is theconnecting device. 0 This consists of a tenon beveled at each end,

as shown at c c, and provided with two projections, a a. The width ofthistenon is about equal to one-third of the width'of therail, and itsheight is equal to that of the rail, so that 5 when inserted into amortise provided in the end of each rail the projection a will rest uponthe base-plate of the rail. The lower surface of this projectionisinclined so asto fit closely to the base-plate, thus firmly bindingthe rails together. flange of the rail and aids in keeping therails inposition. It will be seen that by this de vice the ends of the rails aremaintained in the same plane, so that injury to the ends of the rail isprevented, and while the separa- 5 tion of the rails due to longitudinalcontraction is permitted, the uppcrsurface of the tenon maintainscontinuity of surface, and thusprevents thejolting and oscillationcaused by the wheels of the car striking against the projecting endsofthe rail.

The device may be secured to thebase-plate of the rail by bolts passingthrough the flange a; but in practice this will not be necessary, theheight of the tenon being suliicient tokeep it in place, while thesupport afforded by the side piece mainlainsthe strength of the rail atthe point of junction.

Having thus described my invention,whatI claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent 6c of the United States, is-

In combination with mortises in the ends of opposing rails, the doubletenon B, provided with the projecting flanges a a, substantially as andfor the purpose ,set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of the twosubscribing witnesses.

. EDWIN S. HOVEY.

Witnesses:

GEORGE S. LITTLEFIELD, \VM. H. IRELAND.

The projection a ext-ends under the o

